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Most recent forum messagesenFri, 14 Feb 2014 19:43:07 GMTJive SBS 4.5.6.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/)2014-02-14T19:43:07ZenRe: Flower or Weed Identification?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41723?tstart=0#41723
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:11ccdff9-e867-4d1b-aaa2-d8a57022ac36] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Many thanks for your prompt reply and help.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I apologise for being so slow in thanking you.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Lumix</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:11ccdff9-e867-4d1b-aaa2-d8a57022ac36] -->Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:43:07 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41723?tstart=0#41723Lumix2014-02-14T19:43:07Z1 year, 2 weeks ago0Re: Flower or Weed Identification?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41722?tstart=0#41722
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:b5198fe5-9f36-49de-870e-52c6800540ed] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Sorry to have waited so long to reply.&#160; </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Many thanks for your help and kind comments about my photo.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I tried your suggestions about darkening the background and cropping very tight, I have kept that as a second version of my original.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Lumix</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:b5198fe5-9f36-49de-870e-52c6800540ed] -->Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:41:59 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41722?tstart=0#41722Lumix2014-02-14T19:41:59Z1 year, 2 weeks ago0Re: Flower or Weed Identification?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41018?tstart=0#41018
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:889a1e19-cec9-4048-99fa-d6fb38561754] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Lumix,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I concur with Dr M. <span style="font-size: 10pt;">It is a garden form of Aquilegia vulgaris. One would not be able to be more specific that that because the plants hybridize and revert, so even if a particular cultivar had been planted, its offspring (perhaps several generations later) could be different.</span></p><p>The seeds are produced in quite large numbers, but as Dr. M says they favour bare ground for germination and successful growth. Like many seeds, they can remain in the soil for many years before chance (perhaps aided by man or worms) brings them into a situation suitable for their germination and growth. So the parent plants may have disappeared years ago.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Nice photo.</p><p>If I may, I would suggest that the dark background could be improved by turning it completely black (using levels in Photoshop for instance). And a tigher crop would improve impact.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Mike</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:889a1e19-cec9-4048-99fa-d6fb38561754] -->Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:43:38 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41018?tstart=0#41018MikeHardman2014-01-23T20:43:38Z1 year, 1 month ago10Re: Flower or Weed Identification?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41002?tstart=0#41002
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:67f2984a-45ba-49d5-b69d-f6d630dc0dca] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello, your plant is an Aquilegia - Columbine is the lovely Shakesperian common name. The native species Aquilegia vulgaris has blue flowers but there are many garden species which this is probably one of.&#160; It is a perennial but also propagates readily from seed so you are unlucky to have lost it - though it needs some bare ground to establish in! It is actually a member of the buttercup family, though the flower shape is quite different! Best wishes from Dr M</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:67f2984a-45ba-49d5-b69d-f6d630dc0dca] -->Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:56:39 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41002?tstart=0#41002Dr M2014-01-23T16:56:39Z1 year, 1 month ago30Flower or Weed Identification?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/40993?tstart=0#40993
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:d38f9e09-03f0-4253-a375-1a00ac328e55] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Can anyone help me to identify this yellow plant? It appeared in my garden about three years ago, when I took this image. It has not appeared since, so I don't know if it was an annual flower or just a very striking looking weed. Whichever it us, it has given me what I think is a good photo, from my garden. I would be more than pleased if someone could help me out. Many thanks.&#160;&#160; Lumix</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:d38f9e09-03f0-4253-a375-1a00ac328e55] -->Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:05:51 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/40993?tstart=0#40993Lumix2014-01-23T14:05:51Z1 year, 1 month ago40